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| 25th Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service in Philadelphia Monday, January 20, 2020 |
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 by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 01/20/20 1:08 pm | updated: 01/20/20 1:08 pm |
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| Today marks the 25th Annual Greater Philadelphia Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service. It is the largest collective day of service in the country with over 150,000 volunteers participating in events and activities throughout the region on over 1,800 projects. Girard College, in the Fairmount neighborhood, is the center of it all with over 5,000 participants and 150 different activities in that location alone. Some groups helped organize food or clothing drives while others sponsored... Read More |
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| SEPTA Bus Crash Stops Short of Drop into Creek; Man Found Shot on I-295 Bucks; Woman Shot, Critical |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 01/19/20 2:31 pm | updated: 01/19/20 2:31 pm |
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| A SEPTA bus stopped short of going over a wall and into a creek after it had already left the highway in Montgomery County on Sunday, 1/19. It happened on the off ramp from the Schuykill Expressway (I-76) at Gulph Mills. The bus went off the road way and down an embankment. Luckily, it came to a rest before the top of a retaining wall. That would have led to a high drop into a creek. The cause of the accident is still under investigation. The number of passengers is unknown but there... Read More |
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| Three Young Men Shot/Injured in Belmont; 60yo Man Shot and Killed; Philadelphia Mills Jewelry Heist |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 01/18/20 8:41 pm | updated: 01/18/20 8:41 pm |
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Three young people were shot and critically injured in the Belmont section of Philadelphia on Saturday evening, 1/18. It happened just before 8 p.m. on the 800 block of North 41st Street. A 24-year-old man was shot twice in the head and once in the chest. A 19-year-old man was shot once in the back. A 17-year-old boy was shot once in the chest and once in the thigh. All three were taken to Penn Presbyterian Hospital in critical condition. No arrests have been made.
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| Police Release Xavier Johnson Mug Shot; Man Shot in Mount Airy; Missing Woman Found in Salem River |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 01/17/20 8:56 pm | updated: 01/17/20 9:07 pm |
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| Philadelphia Police have released a photo of 17-year-old Xavier Johnson who is accused of killing his foster mother and another man in separate incidents. Johnson is charged with (2) Counts of Murder, (2) Counts of Robbery, (2) Counts of Possessing Instruments of Crime, (2) Counts of Tamper With Evidence, (2) Counts of Obstruction of Justice, Abuse Corpse, Theft-Receiving Stolen Property. He stabbed to death 64-year-old Renee Gilyard and stole her SUV. He also killed 20-year-old Jimmy... Read More |
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| Missing Teen Erin Schweikert Found Dead; Man Punches SEPTA Driver Video; NJ Groom Sentenced Assault |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 01/17/20 1:10 pm | updated: 01/17/20 1:10 pm |
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| Philadelphia Police have identified the body of a women found in the basement of a South Philly home on Thursday evening, 1/16. It happened on the 2100 block of Porter Street in South Philly. The sheriff's department went to the residence to serve a robbery warrant on a female. The Special Victim's Unit also was on the scene investigating a case of human trafficking. The decomposing body of a woman was found inside a plastic storage bin in the basement of the residence. That woman has... Read More |
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| Body Found in South Philly Basement; Mark D'Amico Pleads Not Guilty; Sex Assault Charges Dropped |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 01/16/20 8:30 pm | updated: 01/16/20 8:30 pm |
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| Philadelphia authorities are investigating after the body of a woman was found in the basement of a South Philadelphia home on Thursday evening, 1/16. It happened around 5:10 p.m. on the 2100 block of Porter Street. The sheriff’s department went to the home to serve a robbery warrant to a female at the property. Officers from the Special Victims Unit were also there to investigate a human trafficking case. Sheriff Rochelle Bilal said, "They went into the basement and they found a... Read More |
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| Teen Charged in Foster Mom, Missing Man's Death; Gas Leak Cause of Explosion; Man in Trash Bin ID'd |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 01/16/20 1:29 pm | updated: 01/16/20 1:29 pm |
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| A 17-year-old has been charged in the deaths of his foster mother and a man who had recently been reported missing. Xavier Johnson is charged with the stabbing death of 64-year-old Renee Gilyard and 20-year-old Jimmy Mao, in separate incidents. Gilyard was found in her bathtub on the 300 block of Mechanic Street in Germantown early Wednesday morning, 1/15. Johnson has only been in her custody for three days. He stole her SUV and purse. Mao had been last seen on December 29th. His body... Read More |
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| 2020 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Inductees Announced; Whitney Houston, Notorious B.I.G., NIN and more |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 01/15/20 11:30 am | updated: 01/15/20 11:30 am |
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| The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland, OH, announced this year's inductees to the hall. First ballot inductees include The Doobie Brothers, Whitney Houston, Notorious B.I.G., and T.Rex. Other inductees Depeche Mode (3rd year) and Nine Inch Nails (3rd) round out this year's class. Rock Hall's 2020 Ahmet Ertegun Award - an award for industry professionals like songwriters, journalists, producers and executives - goes to Jon Landau and... Read More |
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| January 11/12 - Playlist - Michael Tearson's ATTIC - Chords of Fame |
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 by: mtearson - Philadelphia, PA
started: 01/14/20 7:12 pm | updated: 01/14/20 7:12 pm |
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January 11/12 - Playlist - Michael Tearson's ATTIC - Chords of Fame
1) "Swing on a Star" by Dave Van Ronk & The Hudson Dusters
2) "Alcohol & Pills" by Fred Eaglesmith
3) "Get It While You Can" by Janis Joplin
4) "Chords of Fame" by Phil Ochs
5) "Friend" by Roger McGuinn
6) "Farewell Never Never Land" by Tom Russell
7) "The Death of Ukulele Ike" by Tom Russell
8) "Haley's Comet" by Tom Russell
9) "Chocolate Cigarettes" by... Read More |
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| January 11/12 Playlist - Michael Tearson's Marconi Experiment - BBC Archives: Folk 2 |
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by: mtearson - Philadelphia, PA
started: 01/14/20 6:55 pm | updated: 01/14/20 6:55 pm |
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January 11/12 Playlist - Michael Tearson's Marconi Experiment - BBC Archives: Folk 2
1) "Solid Air" by John Martyn
2) "L Ballade" by Shawn Phillips
3) "Jesus Was a Crossmaker" by Judee Sill
4) "Lady of the Sea" by Seth Lakeman with BBC Concert Orchestra
5) "How Can I Tell You" by Cat Stevens
6) "You Know What I Mean" by Leonard Cohen
7) "Company Policy" by Martin Carthy
8) "Byker Hill" by Martin Carthy & Dave Swarbrick
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